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I received today a copy of a newsletter that I would like to share with you in case anyone is interested in attending the 70th Anniversary lunchtime Sydney Harbour Cruise to be held at 10:30am 31st May, 2012. There are only 250 tickets on sale at $80.00 each so best be in quick if you are at all interested.
Organizers of the 70th Anniversary Commemoration are proud to announce the venue for the lunchtime harbour cruise as being the luxury cruise boat Bella Vista‟. Operated by All Occasions Cruises, their hosts will engage patrons on a four hour cruise of Sydney Harbour, stopping at the location where Kuttabul was sunk. A full commemorative service will be held, culminating in a wreath laying upon the water.
Historian Steven L. Carruthers will narrate the history of the battle as the cruise unfolds. Also present will be Alan Simon & Phil Hendrie of No Frills‟ diving who will provide a short talk and be available to answer questions, regarding their discovery of the third Japanese midget submarine which was finally located off Sydney‟s northern beaches in 2006. This wreck site is now protected and preserved as a war grave.
The cruise will commence at 10.30am on Thursday 31st May, 2012. Returning at 2.30pm. A buffet lunch – prepared and cooked fresh on board will be served after the commemorative ceremony. Unlimited drinks including beer, wine and soft drinks will be served throughout the four hour cruise.
Tickets for this very memorable event will go on sale as from the 1st of February at a cost of $80 per head. As there are only 250 positions available for this very memorable event, tickets are expected to sell quickly.
To secure your ticket, contact Gary Traynor on:
Telephone 0449692401
or
Email: customerservice@medalsgonemissing.com
for further details. The Kuttabul Commemoration Project is a non profit organisation.
Image 1:
The depot ship KUTTABUL, in water where it sunk. Often referred to incorrectly as H.M.A.S. Kuttabul, the vessel was not in fact commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy at the time of the Japanese midget submarine attack. The current naval base, HMAS Kuttabul has of course, been named in honour of this depot ship.
Other images are of the Japanese Submarine:
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sub_150.jpgSYDNEY LEGACY OFFICIALLY GIVES AUTHORITY TO RAISE FUNDS
The Sydney branch of Legacy has officially given the Kuttabul Commemoration Project authority to operate the 70th Anniversary Harbour Cruise as a "third party fundraiser‟.
As such, organisers hope to raise financial support for Legacy through our event. Many people only think of this organisation during Legacy Week. However, Legacy assists its recipients, all year round. As only 250 tickets will go on sale for this event, those who fail to secure a spot are asked to kindly support Legacy by way of donation. This may be made payable directly to the Sydney branch of Legacy.
Save the date! 31st May, 2012
Sydney Harbour Commemorative Lunchtime Cruise
Tickets on sale as from 1st February
http://www.legacy.com.au/donate ph. 02 92489000 – Please specify : Kuttabul Commemoration Project
Legacy_Logo.gifABLE SEAMAN NEIL FREDERICK ROBERTSNeil Frederick ROBERTS was born on the 4th of September, 1923 at North Sydney in New South Wales. According to the World War Two Nominal Roll, he enlisted into the R.A.N on the 24th of November, 1941. Within six short months, Neil would become an unwitting part of Australian Military History.
Neil was just 18 years old on the night of the Japanese midget submarine attack and had only been serving in the navy for six months. Call it fate, an act of God or just pure luck; but Neil would be graced with 70 more years on this earth, before he was called up to a new life. A devout Christian, one can only wonder if this event which nearly took his life during 1942 would be the driving force behind his faith.
Able Seaman Neil ROBERTS passed away on the 24th of November, 2011 at the James Milson Nursing Home on Milson‟s Point, aged 88 years. And it was a sad day for Sydney. God Bless You, Neil ROBERTS, you will be remembered.
AWM photo P02534.001 of
Able Seaman Neil Frederick
ROBERTS,
Service Number S5973
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